Vanity Theft

Vanity Theft
Vanity Theft
Origin	Springboro, Ohio, USA
Genres	Alternative rock, indie rock
Years active	2005–2015
Labels	Vigilante, Adamant
Past members	Alicia Grodecki; Brittany Hill; Elyse Driskill; Staci Farfsing; Lindsey Keene; Lalaine

Vanity Theft was an American all-female indie/alternative rock group from Springboro, Ohio, that was formed in 2005.

Biography

The band started in 2005 as "Vanity Pledge" when the members were still in high school, and was made up of Brittany Hill (guitar, vocals), Alicia Grodecki (keyboard, vocals), Elyse Driskill (drums) and Staci Farfsing (bass guitar).^[1] Originally playing cover material, the band started to write and play original music after Lindsey Keene replaced the college-bound Farfsing on bass guitar and the group was renamed "Vanity Theft".^[2]

Keene left the band to pursue schooling and was replaced on bass guitar shortly after its second album was completed in April 2010 by Lalaine, previously best known for her role in the early 2000s on the TV show Lizzie McGuire.^[3]^[4] Lalaine was asked to leave in January 2011 just before touring was to resume and the band consisted of its three original founding members. It has since toured with Amanda Dellevigne, Kelly Riot and, on The Lady Killers Tour, Allison Kelly.

The band was described by some early Ohio reports as having a sound "somewhere between the work of Sleater-Kinney and the Ting Tings".^[5]

In 2010, the band signed with Vigilante Music/Adamant Records.^[3]

On February 23, 2015, Hill announced the official disbandment of the band, also announcing her new music project "Kerchief".^[6] Shortly after, Grodecki announced her own music project titled "Moira".

Members

Final line-up

Elyse Driskill - drums (2005–2015)
Alicia Grodecki - lead vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, programming, piano, harmonica, guitars (2005–2015), bass guitar (2012–2015)
Brittany Hill - lead guitar, backing vocals (2005–2015)

Former members

Staci Farfsing - bass guitar (2005)
Lindsey Keene - bass guitar (2006–2010)
Lalaine - bass guitar, backing vocals (2010)
Amanda Dellevigne - bass guitar (2011)
Kelly Riot - bass guitar (2011)
Allison Kelly - bass guitar (2012)

Discography

Symptoms (2006) (5 song CD-EP)^[7]
Post Script: Pace Yourself (2008)^[8]
Anatomy (EP) (2010)^[9]
Get What You Came For (2011) (Vigilante/Adamant)^[10]
The Right Amount of Distance (2012) (7 song CD-EP)

Web shows

Vanity Theft: VT Tour Diary (2011)
Vanity Theft: The Lost Tapes (2012)

References

^ Neises, Kris (3 February 2007). "Vanity Theft to play Canal Street Tavern". Dayton Daily News.
^ Pfarr, Daniele (9 February 2009). Meet the Band: Vanity Theft: All-female alt-rock group keeps it silly, Metromix Cincinnati Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
- Thrasher, Don (29 August 2008). All Girl Band Is All About Rocking Out, Dayton Daily News Archived 2012-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b (30 April 2010) Welcome LaLaine!, VanityTheft.com Archived 2010-06-19 at the Wayback Machine
^ "CMJ Artist Spotlight: Vanity Theft". Autostraddle. 1 October 2010.
- "This Just In: Introducing Vanity Theft". AfterEllen. 7 January 2011. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013.
^ Mojica, Frank (13 January 2011). "Album Review: Vanity Theft – Get What You Came For". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on 16 January 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
^ Hill, Brittany (23 February 2015). Vanity Theft co-founder Brittany Hill re-introduces Kerchief, Kerchief Music Archived 2015-05-29 at the Wayback Machine
^ Dillon, Pamela (24 August 2006). "All-girl rock band set to debut 1st CD". Dayton Daily News. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- MacConnell, C.A. (11 April 2007). "Locals Only: Vanity Theft". Cincinnati CityBeat. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
^ Thrasher, Don (2 January 2009). Dig the new breed debut albums of, Dayton Daily News Archived 2012-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
- (25 September 2009). Dayton's Vanity Theft is memorable^{[dead link]}, The Cincinnati Enquirer
^ "Film At 11: Vanity Theft". Magnet. 4 January 2011.
^ Aquilante, Dan (3 January 2011). "Some sound advice for 2011". New York Post. Lalaine -- is blunt about her band, saying, 'We may have vaginas, but we're not p - - - ies.'

External links

Vanity Theft at IMDb

[1] Neises, Kris (3 February 2007). "Vanity Theft to play Canal Street Tavern". Dayton Daily News.

[2] Pfarr, Daniele (9 February 2009). Meet the Band: Vanity Theft: All-female alt-rock group keeps it silly, Metromix Cincinnati Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
- Thrasher, Don (29 August 2008). All Girl Band Is All About Rocking Out, Dayton Daily News Archived 2012-10-24 at the Wayback Machine

[welcome-3] (30 April 2010) Welcome LaLaine!, VanityTheft.com Archived 2010-06-19 at the Wayback Machine

[4] "CMJ Artist Spotlight: Vanity Theft". Autostraddle. 1 October 2010.
- "This Just In: Introducing Vanity Theft". AfterEllen. 7 January 2011. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013.

[5] Mojica, Frank (13 January 2011). "Album Review: Vanity Theft – Get What You Came For". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on 16 January 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2011.

[6] Hill, Brittany (23 February 2015). Vanity Theft co-founder Brittany Hill re-introduces Kerchief, Kerchief Music Archived 2015-05-29 at the Wayback Machine

[7] Dillon, Pamela (24 August 2006). "All-girl rock band set to debut 1st CD". Dayton Daily News. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- MacConnell, C.A. (11 April 2007). "Locals Only: Vanity Theft". Cincinnati CityBeat. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2011.

[8] Thrasher, Don (2 January 2009). Dig the new breed debut albums of, Dayton Daily News Archived 2012-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
- (25 September 2009). Dayton's Vanity Theft is memorable^{[dead link]}, The Cincinnati Enquirer

[9] "Film At 11: Vanity Theft". Magnet. 4 January 2011.

[10] Aquilante, Dan (3 January 2011). "Some sound advice for 2011". New York Post. Lalaine -- is blunt about her band, saying, 'We may have vaginas, but we're not p - - - ies.'

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